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So if you stay in KC,K and play in KC,MO (taking in a couple of Royals games) is there any problem with either Uber or taxi cabs crossing the state line to transport you back and forth? Different states, different licensing, maybe. I would hate to find out I booked my hotel on the wrong side of the river. I didn't think it mattered but, then again, the things I don't know.
The difference between Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas City, Kansas is the exact same difference between Paris, France and Paris, Texas.
Everything unique about Kansas City's history, music and culture is from the Missouri side. Every single attraction and "what makes a city a city" is all on the Missouri side.
Kansas City Missouri was an existing city when the territory of Kansas became a state. So Kansas City Missouri had the geographical name "Kansas City" before Kansas stole the name. The town of "Wyandotte" KS across the river then made matters even more confusing by changing it's name to "Kansas City, Kansas."
Yes, the state of Kansas is that lame, non-creative and pathetic. Kansas Citians loath any association with the state of Kansas but we're stuck. Too bad Colorado couldn't have been to our immediate west.
Here's 2 graphics that explain.
Kansas City Kansas is in the foreground and Kansas City Missouri skyline is in the background
So if you stay in KC,K and play in KC,MO (taking in a couple of Royals games) is there any problem with either Uber or taxi cabs crossing the state line to transport you back and forth? Different states, different licensing, maybe. I would hate to find out I booked my hotel on the wrong side of the river. I didn't think it mattered but, then again, the things I don't know.
You can now get an Uber back and forth (didn't used to be that way, but KS got its regulatory problem fixed, I believe) or a taxi (though it's pretty hard to get a cab in KCK). Where in KCK are you staying? If it's by KUMed, in Rosedale, KCK is basically indistinguishable from western Midtown. If you are out by the Speedway, and Legends, it's a bit of a hike, especially to a Royals game. Definitely want to Uber it that far.
You can now get an Uber back and forth (didn't used to be that way, but KS got its regulatory problem fixed, I believe) or a taxi (though it's pretty hard to get a cab in KCK). Where in KCK are you staying? If it's by KUMed, in Rosedale, KCK is basically indistinguishable from western Midtown. If you are out by the Speedway, and Legends, it's a bit of a hike, especially to a Royals game. Definitely want to Uber it that far.
I think a lot of people not from KC will call the entire KS side of the metro KCK when locally that's not what people do. I have heard people say they are staying in Kansas City, Kansas for example, when they are actually staying in Overland Park. So maybe that's what they meant. I don't see why anybody would come to KC and and stay in KCK unless the hotels in KC were all sold out or something. I think Downtown KCK has one hotel.
Actually, unless you have some direct ties to the Kansas City area, it is more commonly believed that Kansas City is in KANSAS. The Chiefs, nor the Royals (though known as Kansas City sports teams) are not tagged as the Missouri Chiefs or the Missouri Royals.
Marginal Critic;50318312]Actually, unless you have some direct ties to the Kansas City area, it is more commonly believed that Kansas City is in KANSAS. The Chiefs, nor the Royals (though known as Kansas City sports teams) are not tagged as the Missouri Chiefs or the Missouri Royals. The Kansas 'burbs have a lot to offer for family entertainment, as well.
The Kansas side of KC of kind of a joke. Soccer fields and shopping centers. BFD. Same thing you will find in any of the top 100 metros in country and in the Missouri suburbs of KC. The people that live on the KS side of KC think it's amazingly unique and special though.
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Kansas City? That's Kansas, right?
